What a Diff'rence a Day Made

"What a Difference a Day Made" is a popular song originally written in Spanish by María Méndez Grever (a.k.a. María Grever), a Mexican composer, in 1934. Originally, the song was known as "Cuando Vuelva A Tu Lado".

The English lyrics were written by Stanley Adams, made famous by Harry Roy & his Orchestra. It was published in late 1934. The song is in the Bolero romantic style and it is also known as "What a Difference a Day Makes".

This song is one of the most popular boleros of all time, and the signature recording of the song belongs to that of Dinah Washington, who won a Grammy Award in 1959 for Best Rhythm and Blues Performance with this song, and her version was also inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998. [ [http://www.grammy.com/Recording_Academy/Awards/Hall_Of_Fame/#w Grammy Hall of Fame] ] It also earned her her first top ten Pop hit, reaching #8 on the Billboard Hot 100. Esther Phillips discotized 1975 remake was a top 20 hit.

It was recorded by Diana Ross in 1972, but not released until thirty-four years later when her "Blue" album was discovered in the Motown vaults and released in 2006. Other artist versions include Sarah Vaughan, Renee Olstead, Eydie Gorme in 1964 album titled "Eydie Gorme canta en español con Los Panchos", Luis Miguel in his "Romance" album 1991, etc. Jamie Cullum's 2003 debut album, twentysomething, also features a remake of this song. In 2007 R&B/Dance singer Deborah Cox made a remake of this song on her album "Destination Moon". Also in 2007, Peter Criss covered the song on his album "One For All".

Use in Media

The song, as performed by Dinah Washington, is used in the soundtrack of the following films:
* "Niagara Motel", directed by Gary Yates (2005)
* "Run Lola Run", directed by Tom Tykwer (1998)
* "Faithful", directed by Paul Mazursky (1996)
* "Casino", directed by Martin Scorsese (1995)
* "Chungking Express", directed by Wong Kar-wai (1994)
* "Corrina, Corrina", directed by Jessie Nelson (1994)It is also featured in the 2002 "Scrubs" episode "My Case Study".

The song, performed by Tony Bennett is in the film "One Fine Day" starring George Clooney.

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